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James, do you not understand that *these* guns most commonly are purchased on the down-low? These are not guns purchased legitimately through the legal system, these are mostly street guns. You libs all sound the same. You mention Earl called you, up until that comment I actually semi-enjoyed your piece. Guns in the wrong hands are no good but guns in the right hands are very good.

DrewH - Yesterday at 2:59 PM:"One guy tries to blow up a plane with his shoe and we all take off our shoes at the airport. 31 school shootings since Columbine and nary a change."***************Nary a change?? Did you just fall off the turnip truck? There have been numerous changes. This particular school had strict security measures in place. However, unless you teach children in underground bunkers with armed guards at the door a nut-job will always find a way in.

It's time the NRA took a stand on this. If they think that any new gun laws coming from liberals will be nothing but a slippery slope, then they should make their own reasonable proposal. Ask the average gun owner if he/she thinks the gun laws are too lax and I'll bet they say yes.

We don't yet know the details of who this guy was, what his background is, and how he obtained the guns he used. So how do we talk about what we need to do to keep guns out of the hands of people like him? What makes anyone think that a guy that kills 20 young children will respect the law?

I agree that we need to look at patrolling the secondary market more, but the details of this case to come out first before we start passing laws.

you are right on mypoint! Also people want to change the gun laws, okay then, but change them how? Do you think that the guns found on any street corner USA are purchased legally? Maybe, just maybe at one point they were but people lose them in a robbery, or somehow they fall into the wrong hands and crooks get them. Honest people with guns are NOT the problem here!

It is impossible to keep guns out of evil or anyone else hands. This country is made of guns and weapons,everyone comes to us for weapons and we sell to them. Anyone can become evil at anytime..if you push the right buttons. Reap what you sow...or manufacture better than anyone else.